"" ("Join together all Seychellois") is the
national anthem
A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. American, Central Asian, and European n ...
of the
Seychelles
Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V ...
.
Background
The anthem was created through a competition, after the adoption of the
Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles, dated 21 June 1993. The constitution stated there was to be a
national flag, a national anthem, a
national emblem
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and a national motto. The constitution did not mention any anthems, since the anthem is prescribed by an Act.
The anthem was created by David André and Georges Payet, as an entry for the competition. According to Payet, the anthem was written in a single day.
During the creation of the anthem, they were approached, along with a third individual, Antoine Azemia, by the organising committee, who suggested they work together and come up with something new, as their initial submission each contained something they were looking for. Azemia decided to back out, the duo settled in an old house at La Plaine St André, where they worked in harmony, pasting bits and pieces, before coming up with the final result.
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The arrangement for the anthem was made by Russian orchestra expert and band conductor Anatoli Savatinov.][
"Koste Seselwa" was recorded for the first time by the ]French Republican Guard Band
The Republican Guard Band (french: Orchestre de la Garde républicaine) is a military band unit of the French Republican Guard, which is part of the National Gendarmerie. The band is composed of 120 professional musicians from national conservato ...
in Paris, where André had the chance to attend and witness the event.[
The anthem was adopted as the national anthem of Seychelles on the National Day, at 18 June 1996.][
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Lyrics
See also
* "Fyer Seselwa
''"Fyer Seselwa"'' ''(')'' was the national anthem of Seychelles from 1978 to 1996 after France Albert René
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overse ...
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Notes
References
External links
The anthem played in an official ceremonyVocalInstrumental
African anthems
Seychellois music
National symbols of Seychelles
National anthem compositions in E-flat major
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